in the stubble

Cackling Goose CACG* (Branta hutchinsii minima)

 

 

Maber Flats (North of Wallace near Stelly's X Rd)

Central Saanich

BC

 

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there are Canada Goose at back...given away by their long necks

 

front birds in photo are minima cacklers

 

Field Mark Cues ^i^

Minima - classic tiny stubby bill ,makes this cackler subspecies perhaps the easiest to ID

 

Whereas adjacent photo/lighting emphasizes the blue-grey cast of the back plumage typical for adults...this photo emphasizes the 'shiny' purplish to copper breast colouration that is often prevalent for Minima Cackling which is also known as Ridgeway's Goose

Done